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Welcome to the Adler's Blogs! Adler Transmissions provides you with the latest news and views from Adler's astronomers, curators, partners, and programming staff. From Earth to distant planets and beyond, This Week in Space discusses the latest discoveries and accomplisments in science, space, and technology.

NASA Spacecraft Becomes First to Orbit a Dwarf Planet

NASA's Dawn spacecraft has become the first mission to achieve orbit around a dwarf planet.

Pluto Comes into Focus

Pluto was discovered in 1930 by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh, a new arrival at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, AZ. For years, the search had been on for a mysterious 9th planet in the Solar System, led by Percival Lowell at his eponymous observatory.

At the Intersection of Science and Art

What are the Seasons Like on Uranus?

Uranus, like Earth, has four seasons. But that’s where the similarity between our seasons ends. For starters, the length of Uranus’ seasons are different from ours. It takes Earth 365 days to orbit around the Sun, but it takes Uranus 84 years, more or less. So, each season on Uranus lasts 21 (Earth) years.

Chesley Bonestell's Futures

Dawn Spacecraft Begins Approach to Dwarf Planet Ceres

NASA's Dawn spacecraft has entered an approach phase in which it will continue to close in on Ceres, a Texas-sized dwarf planet never before visited by a spacecraft. Dawn launched in 2007 and is scheduled to enter Ceres orbit in March 2015.

The Space Paintings of Chesley Bonestell

Tiny Galaxy is Milky Way’s Newly-Discovered Neighbor

A team of scientist have discovered a new galaxy in the Local Group. Kks3 is a tiny, isolated dwarf galaxy almost 7 million light years away. Its stars have only one ten-thousandth of the mass of the Milky Way.